Thursday, June 03, 2010

President Obama Honors Paul McCartney

The President hails Paul McCartney’s contribution to popular music and song during a ceremony to present the singer with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize on Wednesday evening, June 2.

And the President gives props to the Librarian of Congress.

The full program will air on Wednesday, July 28 at 8 pm EDT on PBS with performances by Stevie Wonder (who won the Gershwin Award last year), Herbie Hancock, Elvis Costello, Jonas Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Faith Hill, Corinne Bailey Rae, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, and Jack White of the White Stripes.

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